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Previous | Home | Next"OT TSARSKOGOSELA" - "to the tsar's village" 22 versts (south). "Tsar's village" is Tsarskoye Selo, the former residence of the royal family, and now a World Heritage Site, located in the modern city of Pushkin.
"OT MOSKVI" - "to Moscow" 673 versts (south). A verst is 1.06 km.
The "2" below each mileage means 2 versts until the next sign post.
Notice the "T" is written as "M" -- the same as modern handwritten Russian script.
